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Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Ahmad Melhem is a Palestinian journalist and photographer based in Ramallah for Al-Watan News. He writes for a number of Arabic outlets. On Twitter: @ahmadme44502893

Israeli soldiers operate during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp, near Tulkarem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 28, 2024.

Analysis

What's driving Israel's largest West Bank operation in decades?

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

An undated image of Layan Nasir.

Family of Christian Palestinian woman held in Israeli detention speaks out

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Black smoke billows amid clashes as Israeli forces raid the al-Faraa camp for Palestinian refugees near Tubas city in the occupied West Bank on Jan. 13, 2024.

West Bank at boiling point as Palestinians take up arms against settlers

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

West Bank

Why West Bank tensions could boil over during Ramadan

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Bethlehem nativity

In Bethlehem, despair dulls Christmas as nativity scene depicts Gaza

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

A woman draped in a Palestinian flag prepares to hurl stones toward Israeli forces during clashes with them at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah near the Israeli settlement of Beit El on October 20, 2023, as battles continue between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

West Bank on verge of explosion as Israel-Hamas war rages into week 3

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on April 19, 2023.

Frustration bubbles among Palestinians over Israeli-Saudi normalization

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Palestinian youths celebrate following the news of an attack in a settler neighborhood in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, in the center of Nablus, West Bank, Jan. 27, 2023.

Execution of Palestinian 'collaborator' in West Bank shows falling trust in PA

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images

As Israel's raids grow in West Bank, so does Palestinian support for armed groups

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Palestinian female soccer players are seen before a qualifying match against Thailand for the Asian Women Football Cup, al-Ram, West Bank, April 3, 2017.

Palestinian female referee prepares for FIFA Women’s World Cup

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Ghassan Banat holds a picture of his brother, late Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, outside the International Criminal Court, after submitting a case accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, The Hague, Netherlands, December 2022.

Family of Palestinian activist appeals to ICC to probe death

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

West Bank fence

Israel plans 60-mile concrete wall in northern West Bank

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics